While he is enjoying his time away from his pop career, he would not rule out a role as a judge on a singing show after a guest appearance on the BBC’s Pitch Battle last year.

He said: “I love working with other performers. I have taught.

“It would depend on what it is.”

For the time being he said he is happy to be in the theatre, saying: “I like the routine and it doesn’t all rely on me, there is a freedom to being just an actor, I love being directed, you get to relinquish control, it’s like a holiday.”

He added he is not a nervous or superstitious performer, saying: “The less I do the better, just a cigarette.